Free Chocolate. Chance me for Cornell, USC, NYU, UCSD, Babson.

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Chinese-Indo Male. US Citizen. HS at an int'l school in China.</p>

<p>9th/10th grade UW GPA: 3.8/4.0
then my school no longer gave out A-F grades.
11th/12th grade IB grades (so far): 36/42
before you say my GPA is mediocre,
Rank: 1st or tied for 1st, out of 14 though.
Full IB Diploma Candidate</p>

<p>SAT I: 2060 (CR 560, M 750, W 750)
SAT II: Chinese 800, Math2 780, Math1 750</p>

<p>Student Council; Public Relations Officer, Vice-President, President (4 years)
Chess Club; Founder, President, Upper School Chess Champion (5 years)
Aiding China Service Club; Founder, President, featured on local newspaper twice for donating to local schools. (3 years)
Yearbook Committee; Editor-in-Chief (4 years)
Varsity Volleyball; Team Manager, Sportsmanship Award (7 years)
Varsity Basketball; Team Manager, Assistant Coach (7 years)
Varsity Soccer; Spirit of the Team Award (7 years)
Varsity Touch Rugby; Captain (3 years, Middle School only, not offered in High School)
Drama Club; Co-Founder, Best Actor Award (3 years)
Science Club; Co-Founder (2 years)</p>

<p>School Store; Co-Manager
Raeline Technology Ltd; Assistant of Manager
Veterans Affairs Healthcare System at Long Beach; Volunteer
Summer Focus program @ UC Berkeley (Psych, Public Speech, Debate)</p>

<p>Other awards are typical subject-related, report card, global citizenship, etc. distinctions. And some other less significant activities. Should have 300-400 or more service hours, but might have not been mentioned for some schools.</p>

<p>Teacher/Counselor Recs:
I thought they were good-great, but no "best in career" checkmarks.
Essays:
How I had to create my own opportunities.
My passion for business.
Rotten banana comparison.
Above average. I may or may not be modest. =/</p>

<p>What are my chances at:
Cornell (CALS-AEM)
USC (Marshall)
NYU (Stern)
UCSD
Babson College</p>

<p>Please be nice and not too mean. Thank you.
FCCV hands you some chocolate</p>

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<p>I'm also a legacy for USC, if that helps. Not applying for finaid.</p>

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<p>Cornell (CALS-AEM): reach
USC (Marshall): low reach/high match
NYU (Stern): Low Reach
UCSD: match
Babson College: match</p>

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<p>Very strong chance for admission to all of your schools primarily due to fluency in Mandarin dialect and substantial exposure to China. If I have to guess, then my opinion is that you will be admitted to NYU (Stern), USC (Marshall), Babson. Cornell is likely. UCSD is also likely. Your best chances are at the private schools-- NYU, USC and Babson.</p>

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<p>haha hey ^_^ since you're a US citizen then it's not international rite? well i think you have a great chance of getting into all of your schools, even cornell, which mite be the highest reach yet still pretty much a match! your ECs are impressive and you class rank is LOL (out of 14 haha). SAT scores probably worse part of your app--can you retake them? probably not...well everything else is good so hopefully your essays and ur ECs will help balance it all! good luck!</p>

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<p>Thank you! I've been considering to retake the SAT on the 26th, as USC and Cornell accept them. I did only the CR sections a week ago and scored 620-650, which is 'high' for me (sadly). And I know I'm capable of getting 800's for Math and Writing but...we'll see..
good luck to you guys too!</p>

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<p>yeah, get your SATs 50-100 points up (800 on math, slightly higher everything else) will increase your chances/look a lot better. so if you're allowed to, definitely do it! you only have a few weeks left before you're "done" with high school and the whole college thing (cuz 2nd semester senior year is like blah) so work hard now, it might change everything =)</p>

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<p>I hate to nit pick, but your CR score is low, which is weird considering your writing score is high. However, NYU doesn't look at writing, just to put that out there. With that said, NYU and Cornell will be tough, but who knows. Everything else I'd say you've got a nice shot.</p>

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<p>That low CR low is gonna kill you. I dont see how Cornell will be willing to bear that blemish on its statistics sheet. But NYU is definitely a good possibility.</p>

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<p>I'd say you're good at most. Cornell is a shot, but no guarantees. Good luck.</p>

<p>Can I have dark chocolate? I don't like this milk chocolate stuff you gave me.</p>

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<p>hands sampsonclark some dark chocolate (for men)</p>

<p>After seeing all your replies, I will most likely retake it. also, about my reading and writing score differences, grammar and essay writing is my thing, but for critical reading, I find myself using outside knowledge, which screws me up. plus, it's hard for me to 'agree' with the writer lol.
Thanks for the feedback!</p>

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<p>Any other thoughts?</p>

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<p>Good scores, great ECs, strong GPA. The legacy at USC helps quite a bit.</p>

<p>Cornell: good shot
USC: safe match - safety
NYU: high match
UCSD: match (OOS)</p>

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<p>Cornell: low reach/high match
USC: match
NYU: match
UCSD: match</p>

<p>funny how you were the team manager of everything, but played like no sports looks like resume builder status if you ask me haha.</p>

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<p>
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but played like no sports looks like resume builder status if you ask me haha.

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<p>Er, plenty of students just don't like sports. That doesn't mean that the activities they are involved in are to pad the resume.</p>

<p>That's like saying anyone who's very involved in sports is looking to be recruited. Not true at all.</p>

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<p>Haha, trust me, I play. Coaches see a lot of effort in me, but I'm not good enough to be captain, so THEY made me team manager XP. I didn't request for it :). That was my bball coach. Then my vball coach came up to me and said, you want that spot too?</p>

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<p>Anything is fine, really..</p>

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<p>Now offering Hot Chocolate!</p>

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<p>No comments??</p>

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<p>..Anyone??</p>